Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Palestine
Palestine: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 0.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Palestine, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 0.4% for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in 2024.
The figure is down 32.5% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Palestine peaked at 0.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2008.
Palestine ranks 47th of 64 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5% | — |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -16.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +14.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -10.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -15.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -8.9% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +65.4% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -26.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -13.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +15.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +24.6% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -32.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More education data for Palestine
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 514,700 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.15 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0996 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 514,700 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.15 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0996 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 251,063 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Palestine?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Palestine was 0.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2008.
- How does Palestine rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Palestine ranks 47th out of 64 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release